Bible Dictionaries
Motif

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) In literature and the fine arts, a salient feature or element of a composition or work; esp., the theme, or central or dominant feature; specif. (Music), a motive.

(2):

(n.) A decorative applique design or figure, as of lace or velvet, used in trimming.

(3):

(n.) Motive.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Motif'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/motif.html. 1828.